The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-01
GOVERNMENTAL.
What is Going On IN the State De-
partments.
An Kpitonne o. What Was
Learned al the Capitol

GOyeruOr k1ss yesterday COMMITTED
the sentence Of one George Bailey, cOE-
yiesed Of murder, IL the district court Of
Wharton county, 20 life imprisonment u
the sEsts peaitsEita-y. TINS action TIE
gOTerDDr sfsts-, i bs.sd Oh good and .Df
fcisnr reasons, sud upon application 81
District Judge BJfkhsTit, and the pr Sc
cutting attorney, End the recon-
insBoa'iOn Of majority Of the
Jury who trisd the Gaze, and Of all
the officers aud large number Of ire
eitizsns II Wharton county. The spp.i-
cation states that some other party may
prove 70 be the true c0lprii in she case.
Th-rs va = meeting Of the capitol
board last evening 70 cOn-i6ef the selsc-
ton Of al architect 70 inspect the wOrE on
the capitol dome.
Secretary Dickinson read replies Of
various architects which have been hereto
fore noticed.
AitOrrsy General HOgg opened discus
siOn - - the mefIts Of the several gentle
men suggested, and he great importance
Of making wise selection 20 calm the
quslms Of apprehension in the public
mind, a. 70 the stability Of the dome, Shicn
some people imagined va cracked from
TIE top 70 the ground vOyk Of the whole
building. They were really distressed
abOu, 1t, and he ne confessed for himself
that be wJuld Mt care 10 nix
HE life in any uncertain structure. He
wanted the stability Of the dome setilsd
beyOnd peradyenturs, and suggested that
il would be well to have one or two local
architects 10 confer with the principal
one 20 be selected II would be well too.
he suggested, for the secretary Of the
board IN his correspondence with parties
to let them know that the appropriation
was limited.
Among the replies which the board had
received was one from Colonel Rreret, Of
New Orleans, stating that he could
not come, aud was about 70
leave for government duty At
Washington, but that If the
plans, etc, we're forwarded 70 him he
would give his opinion aud solution of the
matter without charge.
The merits Of a good many architects
we're discussed, but, from the information
before the board, it il probable that ex-
United States Architect Bell, Of Chicago;
Col Is. 81. Harrod, Of New Orleans, q
member Of the engineering board OF the
Mississippi river navigation commission,
and Mr.. Clayton, Of Galveston, will be
selected. The board, however, concluded
10 await sdyices from other architects be-
fore making their selectiOn-smOng them
Mr. Hsiher, of Houston, and Captain
Post, of New York.
Ia the course o: the discussion about
the stability Of the capitol dome, Gov
ernor Ross remarked that IL was a quss-
ton which would settle itself By the work
standing, and, subsequently, after look
ing through the building, he remarked
that there wss no better constructed
building in ths country, and, in his
opinion, the hue aud cry about the sta
bility Of the dome was simply an unjust
reflection upon the construction Of the
capitol.
Some time back County Judge G. S.
Ins a s SS99y' sAI P1biic
school teacher, for habitual drunkenness
Sledge appealed to the department of
education, and Superintendent Cooper has
sustained the action Of the Judge, and, 10
doing so, says: "Ihe only question for the
state superintendent 10 decide il whether
such drunkenness aud incorporate
character a. are alleged justify the can
collation. Of a teachers certificate. II il
held that they not only justify, but re-
guire the cancellation Of the certificate.
Public and repeated drunkenness, which
Is degrading TO the higher qualities Of
manhood in any station OF lie, Is pecul-
iariy psrnicious ia one who il charged
with the delicate and important work OF
fashioning the minds and character Of
oh nd "a fFsn -.
Law which requires that teachers Of pub !
lie schools shall be Of good moral charac-
ter and correct exemplary hebits.'"
State Commissioner Fosters Office yea
terday Was packed chock full Of packages |
Of blanks, which the commissioner il send.
ing out 70 assessors Throughout the state.
The total number OF these blanks il $780,
300. They are sent TO elicit information |
and statistics fresh from the farmers and |
The people generally-informati which
can't DO obtained from the departments
here. Each blank contains twenty I've
questions, Including following:
What Is the principal industry Of your
peoplel
Kinds Of soil in your county,
The prevailing kindg
Mountainous, level, or indulating'
Principal streamsg
Population Of your towns.
Amount Of county debty
Marriages, divorces and paupersl
Acres owned by aliens or by cOrpOra-
.ionsy
Rate OF taXatiOng
Number Of people jailed for murder,
heft, arson, robbery and other crimesg
Besides these there are number Of
questions.
The beauty Of IL is the commissioners
Isk for no mans opinions, but for cold
acts.
In the comptrOller's Office $4,000 Of
iemphill county bonds we're purchased.
PROCLAMATION by THE GOVERNOR.
THE STATE or TEKAs,
$500 REwAED. :
o all 10 whom these presents shall come:
Whereas, II has been made known TO
ne that, on the. day OF. ....... 1887,
n the county Of Milan, unknown persons
I'D wantonly cut the fence OF A. j. Jer-
liRan, and that said unknown persons
re- now at large and are fugitiyos from
ustice:
Now, Therefore. /, l.. s. Ross, Governor
" Texas, do, by virtue OF the authority
vested in me by tho constitution and
avs OF this state, hereby offer n reward of
Wo hundred dollars each for the arrest
ina delivery OF the said unknown persons !
o inc sheriff Of Milan county inside the
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